Southwest Middlesex, Ontario

Southwest Middlesex
Municipality (lower-tier)
Municipality of Southwest Middlesex

Wardsville
Southwest Middlesex
Coordinates: 42°45′N 81°42′W / 42.750°N 81.700°WCoordinates: 42°45′N 81°42′W / 42.750°N 81.700°W
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
County Middlesex
Formed January 1, 2001
Government
 • Mayor Vance E. Blackmore
 • Federal riding Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
 • Prov. riding Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
Area[1]
 • Land 427.97 km2 (165.24 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 5,860
 • Density 13.7/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code N0L, N0M
Area code(s) 519 and 226
Website www.southwestmiddlesex.ca

Southwest Middlesex is a municipality in Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.

The restructured municipality of Southwest Middlesex was incorporated on January 1, 2001. This amalgamation joined the Village of Glencoe and the Village of Wardsville with the Townships of Ekfrid and Mosa. Southwest Middlesex had a population of 5,860 in the Canada 2011 Census. Southwest Middlesex is located in the southwest corner of Middlesex County, about halfway between London and Chatham.

Communities

The township includes the communities of Appin, Ekfrid, Glencoe, Lewis Corners, Macksville, Mayfair, Newbury Station, North Appin Station, North Ekfrid, North Glencoe Station, Riverside, Strathburn, Tate Corners, Wardsville and Woodgreen. It surrounds, but does not include, the independent village of Newbury.

Wardsville was the site of the Battle of Longwoods during the War of 1812.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Southwest Middlesex census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
  2. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
  3. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

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